have you tried to edit it in visual studio? ... View more

reeading your .aia, you have got only one parameter to set, which is type of enumerated. you could try to do as follow:     AIErr result = kNoErr;     AIActionParamValueRef valueParameterBlock = NULL;     ActionDialogStatus dialogStatus = kDialogOff;     try     {         result = sAIActionManager->AINewActionParamValue(&valueParameterBlock);         aisdk::check_ai_error(result);            if (valueParameterBlock)         {                        result = sAIActionManager->AIActionSetEnumerated(valueParameterBlock, "yourkey", "your key value"));             aisdk::check_ai_error(result);                    }         }     catch(ai::Error& ex)     {         result = ex;     } You could use this site to convert your key from int to a readable format! http://www.vortex.prodigynet.co.uk/misc/ascii_conv.html then only call the command correclty! thomas. ... View more

I have finally found the problem! After having unplugged all the code I have written and replugged the all by block of code, I have found where I was wrong! it has taken me almost a day of work! the probleme was in the using of #ifndef, define! just this few lines: #ifndef _XERCESSTRING_H #define _XERCESSTRING_H #include <xercesc/util/XMLString.hpp> #ifdef XERCES_CPP_NAMESPACE_USE XERCES_CPP_NAMESPACE_USE #endif I have fixed that! now project can be built in release. Thanks for helping me! thomas. ... View more

This was not explicitly written in the documentation that this method was obsolete. But you were totaly right when you assumed what i wanted to do. Now, i know which method to use, it will be ok. thx, Thomas. ... View more

here it is a color conversion method i use. hoping this will help. int ColorConverter::ConvertColor(AIColor* srcCol, AIColorConversionSpaceValue dstSpace, AIColor *dstCol, AIReal srcAlpha, AIReal *dstAlpha) {     // determine srcCol's space and sample size:     AIColorConversionSpaceValue srcSpace;     int srcSize;     bool srcHasAlpha = srcAlpha < 1;     switch (srcCol->kind) {         case kGrayColor:             srcSize = 1;             if (srcHasAlpha) srcSpace = kAIAGrayColorSpace;             else srcSpace = kAIGrayColorSpace;             break;         case kThreeColor:             srcSize = 3;             if (srcHasAlpha) srcSpace = kAIARGBColorSpace;             else srcSpace = kAIRGBColorSpace;             break;         case kFourColor:             srcSize = 4;             if (srcHasAlpha) srcSpace = kAIACMYKColorSpace;             else srcSpace = kAICMYKColorSpace;             break;         default:             return -1;     }     bool dstHasAlpha = dstSpace == kAIACMYKColorSpace || dstSpace == kAIARGBColorSpace || dstSpace == kAIAGrayColorSpace;     if (srcSpace >= 0 && dstSpace >= 0) {         AISampleComponent src[5];         AISampleComponent dst[5];         memcpy(src, &srcCol->c, srcSize * sizeof(AISampleComponent));         if (srcHasAlpha) src[srcSize] = srcAlpha;         // TODO: why swapping kGrayColor???         if (srcCol->kind == kGrayColor) src[0] = 1.0f - src[0];         ASBoolean inGamut;         AIColorConvertOptions options;         sAIColorConversion->ConvertSampleColor(srcSpace, src, dstSpace, dst, options, &inGamut);         if (dstCol == NULL)             dstCol = new AIColor;         // init the destCol with 0         // memset(dstCol, 0, sizeof(AIColor));         // determine dstCol's kind and sampleSize:         int dstSize;         switch (dstSpace) {             case kAIMonoColorSpace:             case kAIGrayColorSpace:             case kAIAGrayColorSpace:                 dstCol->kind = kGrayColor;                 dstSize = 1;                 break;             case kAIRGBColorSpace:             case kAIARGBColorSpace:                 dstCol->kind = kThreeColor;                 dstSize = 3;                 break;             case kAICMYKColorSpace:             case kAIACMYKColorSpace:                 dstCol->kind = kFourColor;                 dstSize = 4;                 break;             default:                 return NULL;         }         // TODO: why swapping kGrayColor???         if (dstCol->kind == kGrayColor) dst[0] = 1.0f - dst[0];         memcpy(&dstCol->c, dst, dstSize * sizeof(AISampleComponent));         // get back alpha:         if (dstAlpha != NULL)             *dstAlpha = dstHasAlpha ? dst[dstSize] : 1;                 return 0;     }     return -1; } best regards, Thomas. ... View more

you could do as follow: //retrieve the pattern art fot a given AIColor (PatternColor). AIArtHandle patternArt; AIPatternStyle patternStyle; patternStyle = color.c.p result = sAIPattern->GetPatternArt(patternStyle.pattern, &patternArt); aisdk::check_ai_error(result); then, do a recursive treewalk for this patternArt! this is done! ... View more

Waht about managed code for windows platform? Is it planned or will must write plugin in c++? ... View more

You could use Boost lib to do this. it works fine. ... View more

I have just took a look at Output windows at plugin startup. A exception has been raised. Memory access violation. 'Illustrator.exe': Loaded 'D:\SVNWorkspace\IllustratorExportPlugin\Output\win\release\MyPlugin.aip', Binary was not built with debug information. First-chance exception at 0x7c911a39 in Illustrator.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation writing location 0x00000004. 'Illustrator.exe': Unloaded 'D:\SVNWorkspace\IllustratorExportPlugin\Output\win\release\MyPlugin.aip' I do not have this message in debug. So, how could I know what causes this ? what have I done wrong ? thx. Thomas ... View more

Public/Private  Coordinate System: Most functions in the SDK use the public system of page coordinates, but some use the internal artboard coordinates. Could all functions in the sdk use the public and "only" public system of pages coordinates. It would be easier and less complex. We won't have to wonder if we have to "harden" or to "soften" point or matrix depends on AIArtHandle type and property. thx. Thomas ... View more

yep, we could retrieve rotation component of a transformation matrix (angle in radians). But how could we retrieve the rotation point (center) o fthis transformation for a given transformation matrix! It's a bit tricky! Depends on object type transformation matrix could be retrieved! see sdk! ... View more

you could take a look at boost libs: regex: http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_38_0/libs/regex/doc/html/index.html or xpressive: http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_38_0/doc/html/xpressive.html very powerful! i hope this will help! Best regards. thomas ... View more

Do you know if Xerces, Boost or Zlib are already used in Illustrator CS3? ... View more

Thx for the reply! I'll check using your solutions! ... View more

this would it be easier for me if it was clearly defined in each header files! for instance, transform matrix of pattern art is exprimed in private coordinate system, whereas the path' points, containing this pattern, will be exprimed in public system. but not its bouding box. In my plugin, pattern color could be export as an imagebrush. Pattern art is rasterized. this imagebrush has a reference on this raster image. I am trying to set a viewport on my imagebrush , and use a transformation matrix to place this image correctly in the path, but i've always got an offset Tx, Ty). I'am pretty sure illustrator used viewport for managing this internal stuff, but we can't retrieveit via sdk. :( Adding the private/public coordinate sytem, it's tricky! :) ... View more

Static linking is used. Additional directories for header fils and libs are set (added) correctly in the project settings. I've got two distinct config for debug and release mode. In debug mode, it works fine. Compiling, running the pluging is easy as 1,2,3. 😉 Since libs are linked in a static mode (debug version), i've got only myplugin.aip. In a release mode, it'is exactly the same, except the fact that Xerces, Boost and Zlib libs are linked in static mode (but release version). no errors during compiling, during linking! but when illustrator started, my plugin did not load correctly. No errors messages, only a message box telling that my plugin will not be loaded. ... View more

what is all about ? thx. ... View more

Thx alot, for all answers! Very helpful to me! ... View more

thanks for te repply. Adding a menuitem in Illustrator save menu group and then developping a dialog for setting export parameters is the best solution. This will be done using menuHandler, admHandler and not fileformatHandler anymore. I have some troubles with a menuItem implmementation (see "How could i disable Save menu Item"), but the process works fine. ps: I am developpingmy pluging using VS2005. I am trying to edit resources with visual resources' editor. this works pretty fine for designing the UI, but it seems to have some trouble the resource.h file. VS2005 overwrite this file, some changes are made in that file. Compilation is not a problem, .aip is generated but when dialog should be shown in Illustrator, it does not. So is there a problem with editing resources in vs2005, or should i do in a wrong way? ps: sorry for my english! i hope being enough clear. ... View more

Hello, I have got almost the same question. I have customize Illustrator's save menu by adding a "custom save menu item". The problem is that this item is always enable, even if no documents are opened. So, how could i disable or enabe this item, to does like Illustrator does for its save item. Thanks. ... View more

Parsing sample codes in sdk, and according to your tips, i found how could i do do such operations. Just take a look at SnippetRunner sample, and SnpLiveColor. There are many samples of what to do with artwork's colors, and how to do. for what i would like to do, i must use sAIPathStyle->AdjustObjectAIColors. Thx. Thomas ... View more